FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 13, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–104.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Wizards102
Pacers79
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +24; Q4 WAS +23
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Clippers104
Thunder105
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 OKC +1
On this day · 2012–13May 13, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Bulls), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Clippers-Thunder

Russell Westbrook scores 38, OKC rallies past Clippers

Marcin Gortat goes for 31 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-6+1OKC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers34242818104
Thunder25272825105
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23, 27, 38OKC38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36, 40, 27OKC27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34, 25, 24LAC24 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 19, 19, 22, 17, 7, 20, 18, 19LAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Thunder4
Wizards-Pacers3
The night in charts
Clippers-Thunder combined for 209, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-ThunderClippers 104, Thunder 105
209
Wizards-PacersWizards 102, Pacers 79
181
OKC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Clippers-ThunderClippers 104, Thunder 105
+1 OKC
Wizards-PacersWizards 102, Pacers 79
+23 WAS
Gortat shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatWAS · 31 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
87% (13-15)
WallWAS · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
BlakeLAC · 24 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
50% (10-20)
WestIND · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
50% (7-14)
RedickLAC · 16 PTS, 1 REB
50% (6-12)
Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 104Thunder 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers34242818104
Thunder25272825105
The story
Kevin Durant had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 105-104

Chris Paul led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 14 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 6-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 25-18.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −9−6−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Pacers
Wizards 102Pacers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25203126102
Pacers1919142779
The story
John Wall's 27 points carried Washington past Indiana, 102-79

For Indiana, David West had 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 11-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-14, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +6+7+24+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 38 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.6 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Pacers · R2 · G5

Washington controls Indiana start to finish

Washington won 102–79, leading by as many as 24 at a break. Marcin Gortat led Washington with 31 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Wizards-Pacers
G1 · @ INDWAS102–96G2 · @ INDIND86–82G3 · @ WASIND85–63G4 · @ WASIND95–92G5 · @ INDWAS102–79
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 38

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23, 27, 38Thunder-Clippers · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 13, 17, 2, 12, 21, 4, 2, 31Wizards-Pacers · W
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +20.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36, 40, 27Thunder-Clippers · W
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 23, 15, 24, 13, 6, 15, 12, 27Wizards-Pacers · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34, 25, 24Clippers-Thunder · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 19, 19, 22, 17, 7, 20, 18, 19Clippers-Thunder · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST